I am now six weeks into my role as vice chancellor for Research (VCR), and in these early days, I am working hard to engage with you – UCSF’s faculty, staff, and trainees – to hear about your needs and priorities.
As VCR, my responsibilities fall into four overarching themes:
- Ensure that UCSF prioritizes research in its strategic planning and decision making
- Position UCSF to best support faculty, staff, and trainee research activities
- Maintain UCSF as a trusted partner in improving the public’s health through research
- Engage with policymakers and decision makers to promote health sciences research
One of my top priorities is communication. Successful stewardship of UCSF’s research mission will require our collective commitment to a shared vision and set of priorities that allow all our diverse research activities to flourish. Over the coming weeks, I look forward to continuing my listening sessions with members of our research community and communicating through ReSearch ReSource, the Office of Research website, and a research town hall. In the meantime, I welcome hearing directly from you with comments or suggestions. Please write to research@ucsf.edu.
Yours,
Harold R. Collard, MD, MS
Vice Chancellor for Research
Professor of Medicine and Health Policy
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New NIH Data Management and Sharing Policy |
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Effective January 25, 2023, prospective NIH grant and contract applications will be required to include a two-page data management and sharing plan outlining how scientific data will be managed and shared. The NIH is hosting a webinar series about the new policy ( register with archived events here). |
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A multi-stakeholder workgroup formed by the UCSF Library and the Office of Sponsored Research has been working to provide the UCSF community with resources to help researchers and research staff comply with the new policy. The below resources are available to assist teams applying for NIH grants beginning in January 2023:
For questions about the new policy, contact Data Services Librarian Ariel Deardorff.
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UC Board of Regents Approves $66M Funding for Parnassus Research and Academic Building |
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On September 22, 2022, the University of California Board of Regents approved additional funding for design and site improvements to move forward with the Parnassus Research and Academic Building (PRAB). more >>
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The University of California Office of the President invites comments on the proposed updates to the existing Presidential Policy on Sustainable Practices. This summary reflects the key issues (green building design, climate protection, zero waste, sustainable foodservice, sustainability at UC Health, and health and well-being) addressed by the proposed revisions.
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Investigator, Gladstone Institutes
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Postdoctoral Scholar
Department of Biochemistry and Biophysics
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Clinical Professor
Department of Medicine
and colleagues
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November 3, noon - 1:30 p.m. | online with watch party
Chancellor Sam Hawgood will reflect upon and highlight accomplishments from the last year and frame his remarks around UCSF's four priorities: fostering innovation, forging partnerships, ensuring financial resiliency and empowering our people.
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NIH Alert | For K Awards and First-Time NIH R01-Equivalent Awards
Designed for doctoral students, professional students, and postdocs, the GloCal Health Fellowship is a 12-month, mentored research fellowship for investigators interested in studying diseases and conditions in developing countries. This program is sponsored by the NIH Fogarty International Center and supports fellows from all 10 UC campuses and 20 affiliated low- and middle-income country sites. Deadline: November 1.
The Marcus Program in Precision Medicine Innovation (MPPMI) is excited to announce a 2022 Call for Proposals to fuel innovation by supporting the precision medicine continuum through 4 award categories: Seeding Bold Ideas ($75,000), Transformative Integrated Research ($300,000), and ELSI in Precision Medicine ($150,000), and a brand-new IDEA in Precision Medicine Research ($150,000) focused on equity and anti-racism in PM research. Deadline: November 29, 5 pm.
We are pleased to announce the awardees for the 2022 Abortion Research Rapid Response Grants.
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Flexibilities
NIH Loan Repayment Program Application: Educational loans are getting more and more expensive. Find out if you are eligible to apply to the NIH Loan Repayment Program. Deadline: November 17, 2022.
Policy and Guidance
REMINDER - Plans to Promote Safe Environments at Conferences Supported by NIH Grants or Cooperative Agreements: Did you submit an R13/U13 application in April? Don’t forget that NIH now requires that a Safety Plan and Communication Strategies be included with JIT materials before an award can be released. The required Safety Plan and Communications Strategies document is now available.
Financial Conflict of Interest (FCOI) and Other Support: Are you up-to-date on these requirements? NIH just sent a reminder out to the extramural research community. Now is a good time to refresh your memory.
Notice of Change to the NINDS Policy on Special Council Review of Research Applications: Are you planning to submit another application for funding to the National Institute of Neurological Disorders and Stroke (NINDS) for a new research project? NINDS has changed the NIH funding threshold at $2 million Total Costs. Read all about it!
Supplemental Information to NIH DMS Policy - Protecting Privacy When Sharing Human Research Participant Data: Implementation of the NIH Data Management and Sharing Policy is coming. Just released for consideration is a set of operational principles and best practices for protecting participant privacy when sharing scientific data and points to consider when designating scientific data for controlled access.
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The UCSF IRB has issued guidance on how to comply with General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR) requirements for qualifying Human Subjects Research.
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Read past ReSearch ReSource issues.
ideas of interest to our research community.
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